Resume

Work Experience

Professional Writer, Web Content, Sept 2008 – Present

Clean, intelligent copy for any business or organization, specializing in search engine optimization.

Website design consulting.

Information Officer / Systems Support / Online Marketing, K&S Company, Sept 2009 to July 2011

Web, software and internal communications analysis, refinement and support.

Writer/Editor/Translator, Shanghaiexpat.com, Hongtel.com, a+u China; Sep. 2008 to March 2009

Authored articles aimed at the expatriate community of Shanghai, on subjects from dining, shopping and recreation to cultural topics, promoting a sponsoring institution while remaining informative and in the spirit of the site.

Translated a domestic hotel booking website into English; wrote copy for print ads.

Edited and proofread for a+u China, a bilingual urban architecture magazine.

Web and Media Manager, University of Michigan – Shanghai JiaoTong University Joint Institute; Sep. ’07-’08

Responsible for design and content of public and promotional media, including school website, for a unique cooperation in education established in 2006.

Marketing Associate, Weitron, Inc.; June 2006-2007

Designed, wrote and published brochure website and marketing materials for chemical packaging company.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Columbia University, 2006

Candidate, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing – Fiction, San Francisco State University, 2013

Publications

Writer, Shanghaiexpat.com: “Hot Fun in the Summertime: Eight Ways to Keep your Cool”, “A Fête for Every Fiend: Halloween Events around Town”, “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Puns: (Some) Chinese New Year Traditions Explained”, “Love at Any Cost : Valentine’s Day in Shanghai”, and more. July 2008 – March 2009.

Writer and translater, English version, Hongtel.com. Dec. 2008.

Proofreader, a+u China, various articles. Nov. 2008 – Present.

Designer and writer, Weitron.com, Dec. 2006.

Assistant Editor, Newsletter, 1990 Institute.